dividing work among several contractors
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
urgency; exigency; emergency
to need; to require; to take; to demand
fortress; stronghold; citadel
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
battlecry; cheer; cry where one breathes in a large volume of air and then releases it suddenly in a loud cry; rushing at the enemy
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
progress; being under way
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
each; (arch.) you (plural)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
how long; how far; how much
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)